Editorial: Thumbs up to area's top teacher

• Thumbs up to Cindy Jordan, who is retiring after 41 years of teaching at The Burlington School. She said looking back she would have chosen the same career.

• Thumbs up to Celo Faucette for being named Senior Citizen of the Year by the Alamance Community Council, based on numerous services and accomplishments.

• Thumbs up to Kyle Brnovich and Bryanna Hames, who were named the male and female Athletes of the Year at Elon. Brnovich is a record-setting pitcher, and Hames is the first Elon athlete to make it to the NCAA outdoor track and field championships.

• Thumbs up to all candidates in Tuesday’s election, both winners and losers, for being willing to participate in our election process.

• Thumbs up, as well, to all voters who chose to get out the vote and fulfill their duties as American citizens.

• Thumbs up to Western Alamance High School ROTC cadets. They spent time recently giving back by helping teach leadership at Hillcrest Elementary.

• Thumbs up to Link Transit expanding, adding an extra lap around the city. That will extend bus hours to as late as 8 p.m.

• Thumbs up to the Graham High School Choir, which is going to perform with the band Foreigner this summer at a Raleigh concert.

• Thumbs down to yet another spill of untreated waste water — this time 2,000 gallons — going into a tributary of Town Branch, part of the Cape Fear River Basin.

• Thumbs up to Studio 1’s production of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a production meant for the entire family.

• Thumbs up to Chuck Kelso who is closing Brewballs for now but is looking for a new place. Few people might know it but Brewballs is one of the first businesses people go to seeking help in raising money or holding fundraisers. Kelso has quietly been giving back to the community for 28 years.

• Thumbs up to Tiffany Helton, teacher of the year for Alamance-Burlington School System. She’s another example of what’s right in the county schools.

• Thumbs up to the $67,666 grant Alamance County is getting from the federal government. The money will go to area food and shelter programs.

• Thumbs up to Alexis Dickerson, a Western Alamance graduate who is wrapping up a successful stint as a weight thrower in track and field at UNC Wilmington.

• Thumbs down to ACTBAC for failing to understand history and failing to understand how its own symbolism offends others.

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